Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As an unprecedented 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza marched for the right to return, marking the one-year anniversary of the beginning of weekly such marches, Israeli snipers shot into the Gaza Strip, killing 4 youth and wounding at least 207. The Israeli army uses military-grade tear gas on the crowds, and […]
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Global Heating Helped Cause the Massive Midwest Floods but TV Didn’t Tell you That
Climate change is likely to cause a disproportionate increase in heavy precipitation events in the Midwest, a trend that is already apparent
Bring Back Eisenhower Socialism
Conservative demagogues aim to scare you into embracing their pro-plutocrat agenda as the only tolerable choice
Arab World Warms to Russia after Trump gives Syria’s Golan to Israel
“We appreciate the Russian position on the Jerusalem and Golan files. This position is consistent and based on the need to abide by international law, norms and standards.”
75% of Scotland’s Electricity Now Green; & All Cars Electric by 2032
Scotland is also doing groundbreaking research and development on wave and tidal energy
Ocean Heat hits Record High, in Bad News for Planet
The thermal expansion — water swelling as it warms — is expected to raise sea levels 12 inches
After Israeli Army Injures 30,398 Palestinian Protesters in Gaza, Rights Groups Call on UN to Protect Them
The UN failed to take action to prevent the killings and massive suppression of peaceful Palestinian protesters along Gaza’s borders
As Trump OKs Saudi Nuclear Projects, Rep. Sherman replies: “If you can’t trust a regime with a bone-saw . . .”
Saudi Arabia has not sought a so-called Section 123 assuring peaceful use of technology.
After Saudi-led Air Strike on Yemen Kills 5 Schoolchildren, US Calls for Probe
Charity Save the Children reported the death toll at the hospital it supports in Saada province